Pre-calculus 11

Radical Expressions
Unit Test

Name: _________________________________ Date: __________________________

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

____ 1. Write this entire radical as a mixed radical:

A. B. C. D.

____ 2. For which values of the variable, x, is this radical defined?

A. C.
B. D. the radical is never defined

____ 3. Write this radical in simplest form:

Then state the values of the variables, a and b, for which the radical is defined.
A. C.
B. D.

____ 4. Simplify by adding or subtracting like terms:

A. B. C. D. 0

____ 5. Simplify by adding or subtracting like terms:

A. B. C. D. 0

____ 6. Expand and simplify this expression:

A. C.
B. D.

____ 7. Expand and simplify this expression:

A. C.
B. D.

____ 8. Solve this equation:

A. B. C. D.
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____ 9. Which equation has no real roots?

i)
ii)
iii)
iv)
A. i B. ii C. iii D. iv

____ 10. Solve this equation:

A. x = 4 B. x = 8 C. x = 2 D. x = 16

radicals

Answer Section
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MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. ANS: D PTS: 0 DIF: Moderate
REF: 2.2 Simplifying Radical Expressions LOC: 11.AN2
TOP: Relations and Functions KEY: Procedural Knowledge
2. ANS: C PTS: 0 DIF: Moderate
REF: 2.2 Simplifying Radical Expressions LOC: 11.AN2
TOP: Relations and Functions KEY: Conceptual Understanding | Procedural Knowledge
3. ANS: D PTS: 0 DIF: Difficult
REF: 2.2 Simplifying Radical Expressions LOC: 11.AN2
TOP: Relations and Functions KEY: Conceptual Understanding | Procedural Knowledge
4. ANS: D PTS: 0 DIF: Easy
REF: 2.3 Adding and Subtracting Radical Expressions LOC: 11.AN2
TOP: Relations and Functions KEY: Procedural Knowledge
5. ANS: A PTS: 0 DIF: Easy
REF: 2.3 Adding and Subtracting Radical Expressions LOC: 11.AN2
TOP: Relations and Functions KEY: Conceptual Understanding | Procedural Knowledge
6. ANS: C PTS: 0 DIF: Easy
REF: 2.4 Multiplying and Dividing Radical Expressions LOC: 11.AN2
TOP: Relations and Functions KEY: Procedural Knowledge
7. ANS: B PTS: 0 DIF: Easy
REF: 2.4 Multiplying and Dividing Radical Expressions LOC: 11.AN2
TOP: Relations and Functions KEY: Procedural Knowledge
13. ANS: C PTS: 0 DIF: Easy REF: 2.5 Solving Radical Equations
LOC: 11.AN3 TOP: Relations and Functions KEY: Procedural Knowledge
15. ANS: B PTS: 0 DIF: Moderate REF: 2.5 Solving Radical Equations
LOC: 11.AN3 TOP: Relations and Functions
KEY: Conceptual Understanding | Procedural Knowledge
16. ANS: A PTS: 0 DIF: Moderate REF: 2.5 Solving Radical Equations
LOC: 11.AN3 TOP: Relations and Functions KEY: Procedural Knowledge
17. ANS: A PTS: 0 DIF: Moderate REF: 2.5 Solving Radical Equations
LOC: 11.AN3 TOP: Relations and Functions
KEY: Conceptual Understanding | Procedural Knowledge